The Youth Justice System
ISSP Enforcement
Strict enforcement is key to making ISSP work and providing reassurance to the community. ISSP has been designed to ensure strict compliance. Once the young person is on the scheme, non-compliance will be dealt with according to the YJB's National Standards (see page 65) . Fast track arrangements for ISSP schemes and their local youth court will be encouraged to ensure breaches are dealt with quickly.
Given that this is a difficult group of offenders and the programme will make strenuous demands of them, there will be failures. However, in considering breach proceedings, if the court feels that the structured approach of ISSP represents the most constructive option for engaging with the offender, it may feel it appropriate to allow them to continue on the programme.